Every twelvemonth the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issues a study on the field of the global climate. The WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate inwards 2016 (PDF) reports that 2016 was the warmest twelvemonth on record. The controversy every bit good reports that globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were every bit good the warmest on record; global ocean levels continued to rise; in addition to Arctic sea-ice extent was good below average for near of the year.
This twelvemonth the WMO has released a summary of some of the annual statement's findings on the global climate inwards the degree of an Esri Story Map. The Highlights of Global Climate 2016 map non entirely provides a summary of some of the annual statement's master copy findings it every bit good visualizes global warming anomalies around the footing using an interactive map.
If yous click on the map yous tin flame sentiment how much temperatures rose at that place inwards 2016. As yous scroll through the Highlights of Global Climate 2016 the story map every bit good takes yous on a tour, providing a summary, of the temperature anomalies inwards each of the major regions of the world.
